Hernandez was already injured in the first half in a vain attempt to prevent the home team’s Niclas Füllkrug from scoring, who scored the only goal of the match in the 36th minute. The 2018 world champion tried to continue after treatment, but had to substitute a few minutes later. His club said today that he tore his ACL and will undergo surgery in the coming days.
Absence from the European Championship is another blow for Hernandez after a similar injury he suffered at the World Championship in Qatar the year before last. The former Bayern Munich player tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after just eight minutes of France’s opening match against Australia, and was replaced in the lineup by his younger brother Théo for the match and the rest of the tournament.
The Swiss Zakaria was injured
Swiss defender Denis Zakaria will no longer play for Monaco this season due to an injury, and his participation in the European Championship is also in jeopardy. The 27-year-old native of Geneva injured the hamstring muscle on his right leg during training on Wednesday.
“This is very bad news. Denis’ season in Monaco is over,” coach Adi Hütter said at today’s press conference. “And his participation in the Euro is in jeopardy,” added the Austrian coach of the currently second-placed team in the French league table, with three rounds remaining. Paris Saint-Germain already has the title.
Former Mönchengladbach, Juventus and Chelsea player Zakaria played 54 games for the Swiss national team and scored three goals. Switzerland has Germany, Scotland and Hungary at home in Group A at the EC.
